The Netherlands: Transport ministry inspectors raid Uber offices in Amsterdam

Transport ministry inspectors on Thursday raided the Amsterdam offices of online taxi service Uber, a move the US company described as a ‘warning to international start-ups’.

The raid was part of an investigation into Uberpop, a service which allows unlicenced drivers to offer taxi services and which has been branded illegal in the Dutch courts.

A ministry spokesman told website nu.nl inspectors wanted access to the entire Uber administration system and to find out how many private drivers work for the Uberpop service.

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